Month: August 2022

Susan Ford (right) assists Karen Stevenson who is sewing a pillow

Sewing in The Mayflower Community

Accomplished seamstress, Susan Ford, is a Housekeeper in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. She enjoys volunteering with Health Center residents. In the accompanying photos, Susan assists residents in a recent sewing session. — Tracy Woolfolk, Community Life and Wellness Department

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Crafts and puzzles donated in Timer's memory

Timer Memory

On Thursday, August 18th, Steve Cranston represented the Deep River American Legion Post #296 in making a donation to The Mayflower Community in memory of Norman (“Timer”) McCombs. After farming in the rural Deep River area, Timer lived for a period at the end of his life in Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living and then the

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Sharing the fair at central park

Share the Fair” at Mayflower

Last weekend it was chickens, rabbits, dogs, woodworking, artwork, keyboard music, origami, photography, and sewing presented by 4H’ers at The Mayflower Community. The Grinnell Mighty Golden Clover 4H club came to Beebe Assisted Living and the Health Center to share the projects they had entered in the Poweshiek County Fair. Many came home with blue

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Pat Groth is ready for Turlach Ur at Thursday Music in the Park.

Fun Week at Mayflower

The week of August 1st was filled with a variety of enjoyable activities for residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. Birthday celebration. Music in the Park (Turlach Ur Pipe Band!). The Parachute game. Zooming with Pets. Oh, the fun just does not stop, compliments of Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness

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Frog Legs & Chicken Livers being enjoyed by all

Frog Legs and Chicken Livers…That’s Right!

A “Frog Leg and Chicken Liver Fry!” On Tuesday, August 2nd, Grinnell’s Mayflower Foodservices staff served a special dinner of frog legs, fried chicken livers, Cajun-style gumbo, and cheese grits. Diners gathered in the J&B Bistro for this one-of-a-kind delicacy. Of course, not all Mayflower residents think of this menu as a delicacy! — Bob Mann,

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Neal Burkett on Harmonica

Mayflower Staff Member Makes Music

At the Grinnell High School All-School Reunion on July 2nd, Neal Burkett, a gardens and grounds specialist at The Mayflower Community, performed on harmonica with Mojo Machine blues band. Pictured is Neal (GHS 1979), harmonica, and microphone. The GHS alumni group played in Central Park to a crowd of over 1,000. — Bob Mann, Sales

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